Free Software Magazine (FSM) has a list of 16 key free software heroes. From Stallman to Google, these are folks who have really made an impact on the quality, perception and distribution of FOSS.
- Richard Stallman
- Pamela Jones
- Linus Torvards
- Mark Shuttleworth
- Larry Page and Sergey Brin
- Bob Young and Matthew Szulik
- Jimmy Wales
- Lawrence Lessig
- Sir Tim Berners-Lee
- Blake Ross
- Dries Buytaert
- Keith Packard
- Bram Cohen
- Michael Tiemann
Most folks will have heard of people like Linus Torvalds and Sir Tim Berners-Lee, but there are also countless other equally inspirational figures who are less well known. Read the full article to see a short bio for each of them.
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